With the irresistible flavor that only this ingredient can offer, these honey cake recipes are ideal for any occasion: whether with frosting, stuffed or simple, the preparations bring a mix of flavors and spices that will delight you! Check out:
1. Simple honey cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup of honey
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 2 cups of wheat flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Preparation mode
- With the mixer, beat the honey and the butter until obtaining a homogeneous mixture;
- Add the flour, eggs and mix well with a spoon;
- Add the baking powder and mix to incorporate;
- Pour the dough into a greased shape and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until fully baked;
- To check, pierce the dough with a toothpick and make sure it comes out clean;
- enjoy!
2. Super fluffy honey cake
Ingredients
- 7 eggs
- 180 g of sugar
- 160 g of sifted wheat flour
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Preparation mode
- Separate the whites and yolks of all the eggs;
- Beat the whites in the mixer until they reach the point of snow;
- Add the sugar and beat again;
- While beating, add the yolks one by one;
- Add the wheat flour and beat until incorporated;
- Add the honey and beat again;
- Add the baking powder and beat just until incorporated into the dough;
- Pour the dough into a greased form;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes;
- Serve as you like and enjoy!
3. Honey and cinnamon cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons of melted margarine
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 cup of honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 spoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1 spoon of cinnamon powder
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, mix the flour, margarine, milk and honey;
- Add sugar, water and mix again;
- Add the baking soda, cinnamon powder and mix well;
- Pour this mixture into a greased cake tin;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes;
- Unmold and enjoy!
4. Honey and chocolate cake
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup of honey
- 3/4 cup of refined sugar
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- 3 tablespoons sifted chocolate powder
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, beat the eggs for 1 minute;
- Add the honey, sugar and beat for another 1 minute;
- Add the water, wheat flour, cinnamon powder, baking powder and chocolate powder;
- Mix everything very well, until obtaining a homogeneous mass;
- Pour the dough into a greased baking dish;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for about 40 minutes;
- Then just enjoy!
5. Honey cake with yogurt
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 75 g butter at room temperature
- 1 cup of natural full-fat yogurt
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Preparation mode
- In the mixer, add the eggs, sugar, salt and beat until doubled in size;
- Add the butter and beat until incorporated;
- Add the yogurt, honey and beat on low speed;
- Add wheat flour, baking powder and mix;
- Pour the dough into a greased baking dish;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for about 35 minutes and you’re done!
6. Honey cake with coffee
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 80 ml of oil
- 100 ml of ready coffee
- 1 tablespoon of liqueur
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 2 cups of wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- 1 coffee spoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation mode
- In the mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar for about 2 minutes, until you form a cream;
- Add the oil, coffee, liqueur, lemon juice, honey and beat until well incorporated;
- Add the flour and beat again;
- Add the yeast, bicarbonate of soda and mix gently with a spoon;
- In a greased form, pour the dough;
- Place the chopped walnuts on top of the cake;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for about 35 minutes;
- Wait for the cake to cool, unmold and serve as you prefer!
7. Honey cake with pomegranate
cake ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup crystal sugar
- 1 cup of oil
- 1 cup iced pomegranate tea
- 1 1/2 cup of honey
- 3 cups of wheat flour
- 3 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1 lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- pomegranate seeds
syrup ingredients
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar;
- Add the oil, pomegranate tea, honey, beat again and set aside;
- In another bowl, sift and mix the wheat flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda;
- Add the flours to the liquid mixture gradually, mixing until obtaining a homogeneous mass;
- Transfer this dough to a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes;
- After that time, lower the oven to 150 degrees and bake for another 45 minutes;
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool;
- For the syrup, mix the pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice in a pan and cook over medium heat;
- When it boils, continue cooking and stirring for 15 minutes;
- Remove from heat, wait for it to cool and mix with the powdered sugar;
- Pour the frosting over the unmolded cake, decorate with the pomegranate seeds and serve!
8. Honey cake with brown sugar and spices
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of oil
- 1 cup of natural yogurt
- 1 coffee spoon of grated ginger
- 1 coffee spoon of clove powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- 3 cups of wheat flour
Preparation mode
- In the blender, add the eggs, honey, sugar, oil, yogurt, ginger, clove powder, cinnamon powder and beat until obtaining a homogeneous mass;
- Transfer this liquid to another bowl;
- Add salt and mix;
- In another container, mix the wheat flour and baking powder;
- Incorporate the yeasted flour into the dough and mix until smooth;
- Pour the dough into a greased form;
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden.
- Then just taste it!
9. Stuffed honey cake
Ingredients
- 115 g of butter
- 100 g of refined sugar
- 50 g of honey
- 3 eggs
- 12 g of baking powder
- 500 g of flour
- 600 g of cream cheese
- 220 g of mascarpone
- 100 g of refined sugar
- 4 tablespoons of honey
Preparation mode
- In a pan in a bain-marie, add the butter, sugar and honey and mix until melted;
- Remove from the water bath and add the eggs one at a time, mixing well;
- Add the baking powder and flour little by little, always stirring;
- When the dough gets heavy, knead it with your hands until it becomes homogeneous;
- Divide this dough into 8 equal parts;
- Open each part with a rolling pin 4 mm thick;
- Cut each disc with a 15 cm diameter round cutter;
- Stack the pieces, separating them with parchment paper, and place in the freezer for 20 minutes;
- In a preheated oven at 200 degrees, bake all the discs, one at a time, for about 10 minutes, until golden;
- Wait for it to cool on a wire rack;
- In the mixer, mix the cream cheese, mascarpone, granulated sugar and honey;
- Assemble the cake alternating layers of biscuit with layers of cream, totaling 7 layers of biscuit;
- On the last layer, cover the surface and sides of the cake with the cream;
- Store in the fridge;
- In the food processor, grind the remaining biscuit disc until it becomes crumbly;
- Decorate the cake with the farofa, honey and enjoy!
10. Fit honey cake
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml of honey
- 500 g of rolled oats
- 1 bottle of coconut milk
- Cinnamon powder to taste
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Preparation mode
- In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork;
- Add the honey and beat a little more;
- Add the oats and stir more;
- Add the coconut milk and mix again;
- Put the cinnamon powder, the baking powder and mix just to incorporate;
- Pour the mixture into a greased shape, sprinkle cinnamon powder on top and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes;
- Let it cool and it’s done!
If you liked the taste of these cakes, try these gingerbread recipes and learn about other recipes that use this delicious ingredient!